# 2006 Ottawa municipal election

The 2006 Ottawa municipal election was held on November 13, 2006, in Ottawa, Canada, to elect the mayor of Ottawa, Ottawa City Council and the Ottawa-Carleton Public and Catholic School Boards. The election was one of many races across the province of Ontario. See 2006 Ontario municipal elections.
The race featured three main candidates: incumbent mayor Bob Chiarelli, former Kanata councillor Alex Munter and businessman Larry O'Brien. The race began as a fight between Chiarelli and Munter, with Munter getting the edge and 2003 candidate Terry Kilrea in a close third. However, in the summer O'Brien joined the campaign, prompting Kilrea to drop out and endorse Chiarelli. However, most of Kilrea's support went to O'Brien, creating a tight three-way race. Chiarelli's support then got pulled away from the right by O'Brien and to the left by Munter and was eventually depleted, and by the last weekend before the election, O'Brien had caught up to Munter and led for the first time. This lead carried through on election day.
In the end, Munter could only win his core areas in the central part of the city, plus his former home of Kanata, while O'Brien won the rest of the city—suburban areas and the rural areas (where he did especially well). Chiarelli did not win any wards, but he did finish second in Gloucester-South Nepean with 28%. This area of the city was where his O-Train proposal was going to be built.

## Results
### Voter turn-out

The 2006 municipal election had one of the highest voter turn-out ratios in Ottawa's history, with 54%.

### Mayor

vte2006 Ottawa municipal election: Mayor :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Larry O'Brien | 141,262 | 47.08 | - |
| | Independent | Alex Munter | 108,752 | 36.25 | - |
| | Independent | Bob Chiarelli | 46,697 | 15.56 | -40.97 |
| | Independent | Jane Scharf | 1,467 | 0.49 | - |
| | Independent | Piotr Anweiler | 762 | 0.25 | - |
| | Independent | Robert Larter | 667 | 0.22 | - |
| | Independent | Barkley Pollock | 432 | 0.14 | - |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 300,039 |
Detailed results :
| Candidate | Piotr Anweiler | Bob Chiarelli (inc.) | Robert Larter | Alex Munter | Larry O'Brien | Barkley Pollock | Jane Scharf |
| Residence | Carlington | Carlingwood | Vanier* | Downtown | Byward Market | Centretown | Vanier |
| Results by ward ||||||||
| Orléans | 44 | 2325 | 32 | 6422 | 8928 | 23 | 78 |
| Innes | 32 | 1959 | 27 | 5488 | 6775 | 16 | 47 |
| Barrhaven | 31 | 2734 | 14 | 2959 | 6989 | 5 | 40 |
| Kanata North | 10 | 619 | 10 | 5036 | 4498 | 5 | 32 |
| West Carleton- March | 13 | 824 | 13 | 2716 | 6409 | 11 | 29 |
| Stittsville- Kanata West | 9 | 717 | 12 | 2814 | 5187 | 10 | 26 |
| Bay | 47 | 2949 | 36 | 5593 | 7458 | 31 | 117 |
| College | 49 | 3191 | 37 | 5672 | 10513 | 32 | 77 |
| Knoxdale- Merivale | 37 | 2345 | 19 | 3803 | 7720 | 14 | 46 |
| Gloucester- Southgate | 40 | 2685 | 27 | 3561 | 6310 | 20 | 68 |
| Beacon Hill-Cyrville | 36 | 1686 | 40 | 4301 | 5190 | 22 | 54 |
| Rideau-Vanier | 45 | 2377 | 71 | 6442 | 3420 | 31 | 135 |
| Rideau- Rockcliffe | 44 | 2333 | 73 | 5272 | 4495 | 18 | 87 |
| Somerset | 57 | 1725 | 47 | 5916 | 2873 | 23 | 112 |
| Kitchissippi | 44 | 2414 | 27 | 7149 | 5304 | 26 | 72 |
| River | 47 | 3025 | 37 | 4846 | 6625 | 28 | 65 |
| Capital | 47 | 2319 | 19 | 7056 | 4237 | 34 | 111 |
| Alta Vista | 36 | 3055 | 45 | 5319 | 6784 | 13 | 78 |
| Cumberland | 17 | 1567 | 24 | 4223 | 5995 | 23 | 56 |
| Osgoode | 10 | 1123 | 9 | 1536 | 6354 | 10 | 38 |
| Rideau- Goulbourn | 12 | 1103 | 10 | 2240 | 7309 | 12 | 40 |
| Gloucester- South Nepean | 22 | 2558 | 19 | 2008 | 4621 | 6 | 24 |
| Kanata South | 33 | 1064 | 19 | 8380 | 7268 | 19 | 35 |
* : Last known residence

### City council

Orléans Ward (Ward 1) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Bob Monette (X) | 12201 | 69.98% |
| Dennis Vowles | 5235 | 30.02% |
Innes Ward (Ward 2) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Rainer Bloess (X) | 11746 | 83.65% |
| David Cameron | 2296 | 16.35% |
Barrhaven Ward (Ward 3) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jan Harder (X) | 9433 | 74.94% |
| Joe King | 1468 | 11.66% |
| T.K. Chu | 853 | 6.78% |
| Catherine Gardner | 833 | 6.62% |
Kanata North Ward (Ward 4) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Marianne Wilkinson | 3661 | 36.23% |
| Jeff Seeton | 2641 | 26.41% |
| Matt Muirhead | 2105 | 20.83% |
| Anu Bose | 1606 | 15.89% |
| Eric Forgrave | 91 | 0.90% |
West Carleton-March Ward (Ward 5) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Eli El-Chantiry (X) | 6683 | 67.13% |
| J. P. Dorion | 3273 | 32.87% |
Stittsville-Kanata West Ward (Ward 6) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Shad Qadri | 6287 | 72.02% |
| Gilles R. Chasles | 2442 | 27.98% |
Bay Ward (Ward 7) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Alex Cullen (X) | 8393 | 52.69% |
| Terry Kilrea | 6303 | 39.57% |
| Sherril Noble | 1234 | 7.75% |
College Ward (Ward 8) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Rick Chiarelli (X) | 13761 | 72.59% |
| Brett Delmage | 3765 | 19.86% |
| Laura Lee Doupe | 1432 | 7.55% |
Knoxdale-Merivale Ward (Ward 9) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Gord Hunter (X) | 10461 | 78.13% |
| James Dean | 2929 | 21.87% |
Gloucester-Southgate Ward (Ward 10) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Diane Deans (X) | 9242 | 74.73% |
| Douglas Besharah | 1660 | 13.42% |
| David Alloggia | 1465 | 11.85% |
Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward (Ward 11) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Michel Bellemare (X) | 6905 | 61.73% |
| Frank Reid | 4281 | 38.27% |
Rideau-Vanier Ward (Ward 12) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Georges Bédard (X) | 5685 | 46.72% |
| Bruce McConville | 5482 | 45.06% |
| Krista Driscoll | 1000 | 8.22% |
Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward (Ward 13) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jacques Legendre (X) | 7450 | 62.35% |
| Maurice Lamirande | 1953 | 16.34% |
| James T. Parker | 1248 | 10.44% |
| Jules Bouvier | 1077 | 9.01% |
| Muinis Ramadan | 221 | 1.85% |
Somerset Ward (Ward 14) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Diane Holmes (X) | 6600 | 63.07% |
| Luc Lapointe | 1782 | 17.03% |
| George Guirguis | 1497 | 14.31% |
| Karen Dawe | 359 | 3.43% |
| I. Ben-Tahir | 226 | 2.16% |
Kitchissippi Ward (Ward 15) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Christine Leadman | 5949 | 41.12% |
| Gary Ludington | 4571 | 31.59% |
| Vicky Smallman | 3576 | 24.72% |
| Daniel Narwa | 372 | 2.57% |
River Ward (Ward 16) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Maria McRae (X) | 9278 | 65.51% |
| Blake Batson | 4885 | 34.49% |
Capital Ward (Ward 17) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Clive Doucet (X) | 6495 | 48.14% |
| Jay Nordenstrom | 4602 | 34.11% |
| Ian Boyd | 1963 | 14.55% |
| Sean Curran | 433 | 3.21% |
Alta Vista Ward (Ward 18) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Peter Hume (X) | 10433 | 69.53% |
| James Ryan | 1955 | 13.03% |
| Perry Marleau | 1190 | 7.93% |
| Yusef Al Mezel | 1063 | 7.08% |
| Ahmed Ibrahim | 224 | 1.49% |
| Ismael Lediye | 141 | 0.94% |
Cumberland Ward (Ward 19) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Rob Jellett (X) | 8306 | 71.55% |
| Henry Valois | 2110 | 18.18% |
| Dan Biocchi | 1192 | 10.27% |
Osgoode Ward (Ward 20) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Doug Thompson (X) | 7681 | 85.44% |
| Robert Fowler | 1309 | 14.56% |
Rideau-Goulbourn Ward (Ward 21) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Glenn Brooks (X) | 4678 | 44.41% |
| Scott Moffatt | 3205 | 30.43% |
| Iain McCallum | 1345 | 12.77% |
| Jim Stewart | 1305 | 12.39% |
Gloucester-South Nepean Ward (Ward 22) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Steve Desroches | 3599 | 39.72% |
| Andrew S. Haydon | 2602 | 28.72% |
| Eric Lamoureux | 1215 | 13.41% |
| Robert McKenney | 449 | 4.96% |
| Tanya Thompson | 1037 | 11.45% |
| Don Dransfield | 158 | 1.74% |
Kanata South Ward (Ward 23) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Peggy Feltmate (X) | 8344 | 50.05% |
| Allan Hubley | 5631 | 33.78% |
| Amrik Dhami | 1314 | 7.88% |
| Richard Rutkowski | 811 | 4.86% |
| Suraj Harish | 571 | 3.43% |

#### Dropped out

Kitchissippi Ward (Ward 15)
* Daniel Stringer
* Shawn Little
College Ward (Ward 8)
* Dana Barnett withdrew as per her Media Release dated Sept. 6, 2006.
Kanata South (Ward 23)
* Noel Z. Gondek withdrew and on Sept. 29, 2006.

### Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Trustees

Zone 1 (Wards 5, 6, 21) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Lynn Scott (X) | 15299 | 77.28% |
| Jon Morgan | 4499 | 22.72% |
Zone 2 (Wards 4, 23) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Cathy Curry | ACCLAIMED | ACCLAIMED |
Zone 3 (Wards 3, 9) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Alex Getty | 12629 | 79.97% |
| Frank St. Denis | 3164 | 20.03% |
Zone 4 (Ward 7) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Margaret Lange (X) | 8893 | 84.82% |
| Samuel Getachew | 1592 | 15.18% |
Zone 5 (Ward 8) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Pam FitzGerald | 9052 | 76.58% |
| Cleve Hamilton | 2769 | 23.42% |
Zone 6 (Wards 13, 18) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Bronwyn Funiciello (X) | 7955 | 53.27% |
| Russ Jackson | 6979 | 46.73% |
Zone 7 (Wards 10, 20, 22) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Tom Connolly | 8239 | 47.51% |
| Greg Laws (X) | 9102 | 52.49% |
Zone 8 (Wards 1, 19) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Caputo | 724 | 5.98% |
| David Loveridge | 4536 | 37.49% |
| Qamar Masood | 1054 | 8.71% |
| John Shea | 5784 | 47.81% |
Zone 9 (Wards 12, 17) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Rob Campbell | ACCLAIMED | ACCLAIMED |
Zone 10 (Wards 14, 15) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jennifer McKenzie | 9198 | 54.38% |
| Joan Spice (X) | 7716 | 45.62% |
Zone 11 (Ward 16) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Riley Brockington (X) | 5617 | 65.75% |
| Patrick Ready | 2926 | 34.25% |
Zone 12 (Wards 2, 11) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| David Moen (X) | 8453 | 78.03% |
| Michel Tardif | 2380 | 21.97% |

### Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board Trustees

Zone 1 (Wards 5, 6, 20, 21) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Curry (X) | ACCLAIMED | ACCLAIMED |
Zone 2 (Wards 4, 23) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Romeo Bellai | ACCLAIMED | ACCLAIMED |
Zone 3 (Wards 1, 19) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Stephen Blais | 3124 | 55.30% |
| Des Curley (X) | 2525 | 44.70% |
Zone 4 (Wards 3, 22) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Teri-Lynne Belanger | 2055 | 36.37% |
| Cathy Maguire-Urban | 3596 | 63.63% |
Zone 5 (Wards 2, 11) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Dominic Roszak | 1169 | 28.63% |
| Kaitlin Sheskay | 2914 | 71.37% |
Zone 6 (Wards 8, 9) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Gord Butler (X) | 5301 | 69.88% |
| John Chiarelli | 2285 | 30.12% |
Zone 7 (Wards 7, 15) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Betty-Ann Kealey (X) | 2684 | 56.07% |
| Chris Wong | 1169 | 24.42% |
| Charles Yellen | 934 | 19.51% |
Zone 8 (Wards 10, 18) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Mark D. Mullan (X) | ACCLAIMED | ACCLAIMED |
Zone 9 (Wards 16, 17) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Kathy Ablett (X) | 3213 | 66.41% |
| Patrycja Anweiler | 583 | 12.05% |
| Su Choi Broussard | 1042 | 21.54% |
Zone 10 (Wards 12, 13, 14) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Thérèse Maloney Cousineau (X) | ACCLAIMED | ACCLAIMED |

### Conseil des écoles catholiques de langue française du Centre-Est Trustees

Zone 4 (Wards 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 23) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Marie Biron (X) | ACCLAIMED | ACCLAIMED |
Zone 5 (Wards 3, 9, 15, 16, 21, 22) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jacques Duplain | 879 | 31.92% |
| Andrée Newell | 1147 | 41.65% |
| Denis Vermeirre | 728 | 26.43% |
Zone 6 (Wards 12, 14, 17) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Diane Doré (X) | ACCLAIMED | ACCLAIMED |
Zone 7 (Ward 2) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Monique Briand (X) | ACCLAIMED | ACCLAIMED |
Zone 8 (Ward 19) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Dan Boudria | 1327 | 38.82% |
| Lise Cloutier (X) | 1195 | 34.96% |
| Benoît Chiquette | 896 | 26.21% |
Zone 9 (Ward 1) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Madelaine Chevalier (X) | ACCLAIMED | ACCLAIMED |
Zone 10 (Wards 10, 18, 20) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Patrick Boucher | 1030 | 32.29% |
| Robert Tremblay (X) | 2160 | 67.71% |
Zone 11 (Wards 11, 13) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Brian Beauchamp (X) | 2159 | 38.82% |
| Donna Martin | 983 | 17.67% |
| Denis Poirier | 2420 | 43.51% |

### Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario Trustees

Zone 6 (Wards 10, 19, 20) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Georges Orfali | ACCLAIMED | ACCLAIMED |
Zone 7 (Ward 1) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Pierre Maheu (X) | ACCLAIMED | ACCLAIMED |
Zone 8 (Wards 2, 11) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Chantal Lecours (X) | 1313 | 65.52% |
| Fayek Tabet | 85 | 4.24% |
| Pierre Tessier | 606 | 30.24% |
Zone 9 (Wards 13, 18) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Marielle Godbout (X) | 1236 | 85.71% |
| Dorcase Saintil | 206 | 14.29% |
Zone 10 (Ward 12) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Denis Chartrand | 943 | 58.57% |
| Abdi Aden Chil (X) | 313 | 19.44% |
| Osman Daher | 83 | 5.16% |
| Alexandra Samson | 271 | 16.83% |
Zone 11 (Wards 14-17) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jean-Paul Lafond (X) | ACCLAIMED | ACCLAIMED |
Zone 12 (Wards 3-9, 21-23) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Bernard Bareilhe (X) | ACCLAIMED | ACCLAIMED |

## Candidates for mayor
### Registered candidates

Piotr Anweiler: Local businessman. President of AplusB Software Corporation.
Bob Chiarelli: Incumbent mayor, has been mayor of Ottawa since 2001, and was regional chair of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton prior. He is also a former Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament.
Robert Larter: Unknown candidate. The Ottawa Citizen reported his registered phone number was traceable to an apartment in Vanier, from where he moved away during the summer. The Citizen was unable to contact him.
Alex Munter: Former city councillor in Kanata (1991–1994), regional councillor (1994–2000) and former Ottawa city councillor (2000–2003). Ran for the Ontario New Democratic Party in Carleton in the 1990 election. Openly gay, Munter was also the co-ordinator for Canadians for Equal Marriage.
Larry O'Brien: Chairman and former CEO of Calian Technologies Ltd., an Ottawa-based company that sells technology services to industry and government.
Barkley Pollock: Twenty-seven-year-old wants to look at the possibility of a municipal income tax to increase money for the poor. Campaigned for Liberal Richard Mahoney in Ottawa Centre in the 2004 and 2006 federal elections.
Jane Scharf: Local poverty activist. She has been arrested more than once including an arrest during the Homeless Action Strike on City Hall. All charges were dropped.

### Dropped out

Don Rivington: A single-issue candidate who wants an ombudsman for the city. Ran for city council in the 2003 election in Bay Ward but lost. Dropped out of the Orléans Ward by-election in 2006.
Terry Kilrea: Placed second in the 2003 election. Kilrea is generally regarded as a conservative. He ran for the Conservative Party of Canada's nomination race in Ottawa South in the 2004 election but lost. Withdrew on August 30, 2006 and will endorse Chiarelli. Will run as councillor candidate in Bay Ward against Alex Cullen.

### Not running

* Diane Deans, city councillor. running for re-election in Gloucester-Southgate Ward
* Jan Harder, city councillor. running for re-election in Barrhaven Ward
* Brian McGarry, CEO of Hulse, Playfair & McGarry funeral homes.

## Poll results

| Polling Firm | Polling Dates | Link | Bob Chiarelli | Alex Munter | Larry O'Brien | Terry Kilrea (dropped out) | other/non-runners | undecided and/or not voting | MOE +/− |
| Decima | 7–9 November 2006 | Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine | 11% | 32% | 37% | — | ? | ? | 2.85% (19/20) |
| UniMarketing | 2–7 November 2006 | | 20% | 34% | 25% | — | 1% | 20% | 4% (19/20) |
| Strategic Counsel | 1–4 November 2006 | Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine | 17% | 29% | 27% | — | 2% | 25% | 4.4% (19/20) |
| Holinshed | 31 October - 1 November 2006 | Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine | 22% | 28% | 24% | — | — | 19% | 5% (19/20) |
| UniMarketing | 13 October 2006 - 18 October 2006 | | 23% | 31% | 21% | — | 1%†$^2$ | 24% | 3.6% (19/20) |
| Holinshed | 14 October 2006 – 15 October 2006 | | 21% | 30% | 26% | — | 2%†$^2$ | 21% | 4.13% (19/20) |
| Leger Marketing | 29 September 2006 – 8 October 2006 | | 32%^ | 37%^ | 31%^ | — | — | 17% | 4.0% (19/20) |
| Holinshed | 25 September 2006 – 27 September 2006 | Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine | 28.1% | 27.5% | 22.3% | — | ? | ? | 4.6% (?/?) |
| Decima | 18 September 2006 – 25 September 2006 | | 24% | 25% | 20% | — | — | 31% | 4.9% (19/20) |
| Holinshed | 1 September 2006 * | | 22.5% | 24.2% | 18% | — | ? | ? | ? |
| Holinshed | 28 July 2006 * | Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine | 20% | 25% | 6.8% | 14% | ~3%† | 29% | ? |
| Decima | 23 June 2006 – 26 June 2006 | | 20% | 22% | — | 12% | ~3%† | 46% | 4.9% (19/20) |
| Decima | 24 February 2006 – 4 March 2006 | | 20% | 27% | — | 14% | 1% | 38% | 4.9% (19/20) |
| Decima | 30 April 2005 * | $^1$ | 27%^ | 28%^ | — | 14%^ | 31%^ | ? | ? |
? indicates statistic not stated/unknown — indicates candidate's name not included in polling question * indicates poll release date - actual polling date(s) unknown ^ indicates percentage of decided voters only †$^2$ indicates percentage of votes for Piotr Anweiller, Robert Larter, Barkley Pollock and Jane Scharf † indicates percentage of votes for Piotr Anweiller, Barkley Pollock and Jane Scharf $^1$ Source: Ottawa Sun, 30 April 2005

## Endorsements
### Bob Chiarelli

* Jean-Jacques Blais, former MP
* Marlene Catterall, former MP
* Guy Cousineau, former mayor of Vanier
* Clive Doucet, city councillor
* Jim Durrell, former mayor
* Lee Farnworth, former Nepean city councillor
* Brian Ford, former police chief
* Bernard Grandmaître, former mayor of Vanier
* Mac Harb, Senator
* Jan Harder, city councillor
* Terry Kilrea, former mayoral candidate
* David McGuinty, MP
* Maria McRae, city councillor
* Bob Monette, city councillor
* Jim Watson, MPP
* Ottawa Sun
* Ottawa Citizen

### Alex Munter

* Norm Atkins, Senator
* Mauril Bélanger, MP
* Ed Broadbent, former leader of the NDP
* Claudette Boyer, former MPP
* Michael Cassidy, former leader of the Ontario NDP
* Alex Cullen, city councillor
* Marion Dewar, former mayor
* Paul Dewar, MP
* Peggy Feltmate, city councillor
* John Godfrey, MP
* Diane Holmes, city councillor
* John Manley, former MP
* Monia Mazigh, former NDP candidate, wife of Maher Arar
* Simon Pulsifer, prolific Wikipedian
* Janet Stavinga, outgoing city councillor
* Pat Woodcock, professional football player
* Le Droit
* Ottawa Life

### Larry O'Brien

* Piotr Anweiler, mayoral candidate
* Glenn Brooks, city councillor
* Art Eggleton, former MP
* Jacquelin Holzman, former mayor
* Gord Hunter, city councillor
* Merle Nicholds, former mayor of Kanata
* Gordon O'Connor, MP
* Pierre Poilievre, MP
* Tim Power, Conservative Party strategist
* Marianne Wilkinson, former mayor of Kanata

### Jane Scharf

* John Dunn, Executive Director, The Foster Care Council of Canada

## Timeline

* June 21, 2005 - Brian McGarry announces he will not run for mayor, as he fears the right-wing vote would be split with Terry Kilrea. ottsun.canoe.ca
* September 9, 2005 - Orléans Ward Councillor Herb Kreling resigns his seat to become Justice of the Peace. orleansonline.ca
* October 7, 2005 - the Ontario Municipal Board rules in favour of the new ward boundary proposal that was being fought by mostly rural residents. ottawasun.com Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
* January 3, 2006 - First day of nominations. Chiarelli, Kilrea and Rivington file nomination papers for mayor.
* January 9, 2006 - Bob Monette is elected in the by-election to replace Herb Kreling.
* February 13, 2006 - Munter declares his intention to run for mayor. cbc.ca
* April 11, 2006 - City Councillor Janet Stavinga announces she will not be running for re-election. janetstavinga.com
* May 2, 2006 - Pollock declares his intention to run for mayor. cfra.com Archived 2006-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
* June 1, 2006 - Anweiler declares his intention to run for mayor. anweiler.ca
* June 13, 2006 - Gloucester-Southgate Councillor Diane Deans declares that she will not run for mayor and instead decided to run for re-election. (Ottawa Citizen, June 14)
* July 26, 2006 - High-tech businessman Larry O'Brien announces his intention to run for the mayoralty as a "centrist candidate," planning to file his nomination papers within a few weeks. cbc.ca
* August 8, 2006 - O'Brien fills out nomination papers.
* August 30, 2006 - Kilrea drops out of the race.
* September 12, 2006 - First mayoral debate
* September 13, 2006 - Councillor Shawn Little drops out of his city council race
* September 14, 2006 - Election signs can legally be put up.
* September 28, 2006 - Robert Larter files his nomination papers.
* September 29, 2006 - Nominations close.
* October 10, 2006 - John Baird, president of the federal Treasury Board, announced that the 200M$ promised from the federal government for the O-Train project would not be given until the new elected council approves the project.
* October 23, 2006 - A-Channel debate.
* November 13, 2006 - Election day.
** 8:00PM - Polls close.
** 8:30PM - A-Channel recognizes Larry O'Brien as the new Mayor of the City of Ottawa
** 8:50PM - Bob Chiarelli arrives at Larry O'Brien's campaign headquarters, and officially names Larry O'Brien as new Mayor of the City of Ottawa

## Issues

* Bilingualism in Ottawa
* Budget difficulties
* Amalgamation
* Homelessness
* Pesticide Bylaw ottawa.ca
* Public transportation, LRT and in particular O-Train expansion controversies
* Rising property taxes
* Safety issues
* Taxes
* Ward boundary changes

## Ward boundary changes

New ward boundaries were drawn for the 2006 election. Under the new plan, the size of city council will be increased by two members. The boundary commission made the following proposal that was adopted by city council:
* Orléans Ward 1
* Innes Ward 2
* Barrhaven Ward 3 (drastically decreased in size, formerly Bell-South Nepean Ward.)
* Kanata North Ward 4 (formerly Kanata Ward)
* West Carleton Ward 5 (added rural parts from Kanata)
* Stittsville-Kanata West Ward 6 (New ward, formerly Goulbourn Ward)
* Bay Ward 7
* College Ward 8 (Formerly Baseline Ward. Added neighbourhoods of Bells Corners and Crestview)
* Knoxdale-Merivale Ward 9 (added suburbs south of Hunt Club Road)
* Gloucester-Southgate Ward 10 (made significantly smaller. Includes now only Hunt Club and Blossom Park)
* Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward 11
* Rideau-Vanier Ward 12
* Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward 13
* Somerset Ward 14
* Kitchissippi Ward 15
* River Ward 16 (losses Macdonald-Cartier airport and Ellwood)
* Capital Ward 17
* Alta Vista Ward 18
* Cumberland Ward 19 (added rural parts from Gloucester)
* Osgoode Ward 20 (added rural parts from Gloucester)
* Rideau-Goulbourn Ward 21 (amalgamation of Rideau Ward and Goulbourn Ward. Added rural parts from Nepean, lost Stittsville)
* Gloucester-South Nepean Ward 22 (New) (created from parts of Bell-South Nepean and Gloucester-Southgate.)
* Kanata South Ward 23 (New) (created from south part of Kanata ward.)